Scarlets have signed two second rows on short-term loans for their upcoming United Rugby Championship matches in South Africa.

South Africa's performance to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is symbolic of the resilience that coach Hugo Broos has instilled in the team.

Africa must plan to respond effectively to disease outbreaks without international help, a top public health official said Wednesday, warning that the

Victor Osimhen scored a hat-trick in a 4-0 win over Benin on Tuesday, while South Africa beat Rwanda 3-0 to top Group C.

The continent’s abundant sunshine offers a vast reservoir of clean energy. While infrastructure lags behind, home solar systems are taking electricity into rural areas.

South Africa became the latest African nation to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Rwanda 3-0 Tuesday to top its qualifying group, despite being docked three points for fielding an ineligible player in earlier games.

The 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings ranked Nigeria high in Sub-Saharan Africa’s higher education rankings with 24 universities making the list.

South Africa’s gradual structural reforms are breathing life into the economy, but aren’t sufficient to lift the growth rate to the government’s 3.5% target, according to Moody’s Ratings.

BYD is investing heavily into South Africa's energy infrastructure, which includes launching 1MW fast-charging stations.

A Swiss security governance think tank has been falsely cited online as linking three-quarters of West Africa’s insecurity to the Fulani ethnic group.

South Africa’s township businesses, predominately owned by the Black majority in a nation with one of the world’s widest levels of income inequality, are struggling to survive.

CAPE TOWN: Three of Africa's heavyweight teams will have a second chance at World Cup qualification next month, keeping alive their hopes despite not winning their respective groups.